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WAC Press Conference
14th February 2011
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Introductions
• Michel Combes, CEO Vodafone Europe & Chairman, WAC
• Peters Suh, CEO, WAC
• Randall Stephenson, Chairman, CEO & President, AT&T
• Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson
• Jean-Philippe Vanot, Deputy CEO, France Telecom & Deputy Chairman, WAC
• Hyun-Myung Pyo, President Mobile, KT
• JK Shin, President Mobile, Samsung
• Julio Linares, COO, Telefónica
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Michel Combes
Chairman WAC
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Content availability is driving
operating system choice
Successful operating systems are driving
distribution of new communications services
However tomorrow: Customer choice
may be challenged
“Does this phone support Angry Birds?”
“My friend wants to video call, but I don’t have the same phone?”
In 2010: Global install base of smartphones grew by 44% yoy
~5.2bn apps were downloaded generating €1.1bn in revenue
The Data Revolution
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Peters Suh
CEO WAC
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Progress in Year One….
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WAC merges with JIL and appoints
Board & CEO
WAC publishes initial developer specifications
WAC launches commercial service at Mobile World Congress
Membership is now at 68 companies
WAC is hitting its committed timescales and demonstrating that cross-operator initiatives can be successful!
WAC announced at Mobile World
Congress
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WAC Commercial Launch
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Connected to the
WAC platform
5 Supporting Device
OEMs
Thousands of
Applications
Ericsson is launching a white label store
Launch operators total customer base is 1.6 billion subscribers
A further 8 operators are expected to launch during 2011
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WAC Release Schedule
• Basis for WAC
commercial launch
• HTML 4 web
applications
• Access to wide set
of mobile specific
functionality
including
accelerometers,
camera & address
book
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1.0 2.0 3.0
• Released February
2011
• HTML 5 web apps
with rich multi-media
capabilities
• Increased set of
mobile specific
functionality
including file
system, calendar
and orientation
• Improved security
& privacy
• Scheduled September
2011
• HTML 5 + Network APIs
• Building on the WAC
2.0 base
• Addition of important
network API
capabilities such as
in-app billing and
identity /authentication
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WAC Runtime
WAC Future
Voice & Text
Browser (HTML 4.0)
Communications Services
Authentication Billing
Common Ts&Cs
WAC Today
WAC Future Plans
Operating Systems OS & Product Competition
Interoperable Comms
Content Everywhere
Operating Systems
Browser (HTML 5.0)
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Key Events at Mobile World Congress
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Applications Developer Conference
• Engagement with developers and
partners
• Monday February 14, 1PM – 5PM
• App Planet, Hall 7, Auditorium 1
• Reaching 500 developers live and
thousands on web replay
WAC Pavilion
• Week-long engagement
with the community
• Monday February 14 to
Thursday February 17
• App Planet, Hall 7, Booth
7C82
Image of pavillion
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Q&A